It’s not quite as laborious as the original but near enough…

I sadly had to do something about the jackdaws; much as I like them visiting, they eat EVERYTHING. Solution provided by my childhood obsession with Konrad Lorenz* and offcuts from my Narvin costume.

We have wardrobes, repeat, we have wardrobes! So much storage space all of a sudden, I don't even know how to cope! *neatly folds all clothing to fit in a single drawer*

Excellent question.

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

Slowly but surely, this reproduction is coming together. #zodiac #circlesoftime

Unclear how far back this would go and if would attack settled status for EU nationals. But clear that we must oppose this because mass deportation is a crime and an attack on basic rights rather than "unworkable" or "bad for the economy". It is your family, friends and neighbours he's coming for

I wouldn't even bother with the "economically damaging" argument TBH. It is so racist and inhuman and immoral* that you shouldn't need to bring in the matter of "How would it also be bad for the rest of us". * These categories overlap a lot, obviously.

Hezbollah just killed 3 American children in Lebanon. No wait, sorry. My mistake. It was Israel. Israel just killed 3 American children in Lebanon. apnews.com/article/leba...

Wow this is really something.

The Hamster Patreon is the place to be! An awesome community of fans; early episodes, extras, watchalongs, socials and now meet ups in person. Come and join the fun! www.patreon.com/AHamsterwith...

Oh we had fun recording this!

I love it when great photos just offer themselves up. #bath

One last shop update: while unpacking I found a couple of forgotten giclées, reproductions of my pieces Primordial Breath and Primordial Waters. I finished them with raised gold and they're available singly or as a pair (though not planned that way, they look gorgeous together): payhip.com/b/NHaDY

So many new colours in the shop! I added a full range of foraged pigments — 11 from Lebanon, 2 from the British Isles — and one seasonal ink. All available on payhip.com/majnouna/col... but they're so lovely, I must introduce them properly. 🧵

This horse chestnut on Turl Street has been dropping conkers so enthusiastically I don't know how it hasn't knocked anyone out yet – or me while I was gathering the stuff up. Let me show you what I've done with these spiky things. 🧵 #inkmaking

The findings “suggest that medical AI tools powered by LLMs have a tendency to not reflect the severity of symptoms among female patients, while also displaying less ‘empathy’ towards Black and Asian ones.”

As Israel proceeds with its ground assault & occupation of Gaza City, where I live, the residents who witnessed past invasions fear the worst is coming, writes Huda Skaik. Israel’s occupation is not only the presence of soldiers —it is the erasure of an entire people🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/isra...

Can’t tell you how delighted I am to see St Catherine’s College use medieval iconography in this highly vernacular signage.

If you're on LinkedIn, you'll probably want to switch this toggle to 'off'.

One last shop update: while unpacking I found a couple of forgotten giclées, reproductions of my pieces Primordial Breath and Primordial Waters. I finished them with raised gold and they're available singly or as a pair (though not planned that way, they look gorgeous together): payhip.com/b/NHaDY

So many new colours in the shop! I added a full range of foraged pigments — 11 from Lebanon, 2 from the British Isles — and one seasonal ink. All available on payhip.com/majnouna/col... but they're so lovely, I must introduce them properly. 🧵

This horse chestnut on Turl Street has been dropping conkers so enthusiastically I don't know how it hasn't knocked anyone out yet – or me while I was gathering the stuff up. Let me show you what I've done with these spiky things. 🧵 #inkmaking

On 17–18 September 2024, a covert Israeli operation detonated thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies across Lebanon, killing at least 42 people and injuring nearly 3,000, many of them women and children. A year later, survivors like Zainab Mustarah are still suffering. #Lebanon

Possibly daft question, but I haven't attempted this before: how do you book for multi-city round-trip train journeys in the UK, if there is such a thing? Specifically, Oxford-Bath-Bristol-Oxford – do I have to book singles for each direction?

Editing photos for the shop, aren’t they a pretty series…

London art residency opportunity for Palestinian artists (from anywhere in the world), apply by January 12. www.gasworks.org.uk/opportunitie...

Hmm. #notourcat

The absolute garbage from Colossal continues, this time it's Dodos. I won't link to the article, because Ben Lamm their CEO is quite open about their intentions. Instead read my sweary takedown of the dire Wolf claims from earlier in the year. arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...

😭😭😭 I’ve been really worried about my missing gold but NO clue where it went. Today was meh but I kept feeling nudged to start work on a Treasure Box commission. Dug up a vintage box for it, went to put this one away again and oh, it’s heavier than it should be, what could it be… A literal treasure!

A day that didn't start well made infinitely worse.

The destruction of the Gaza city mosque is a devastating loss to humanity as a whole. A part of our global medieval heritage destroyed in furtherance to a genocide. I despair.

Met one of our neighbours.

"single-use plastic of the mind" oh snap snap no notes!!

Something real: pigments are coming…

Minutes after I posted about my Square Kufic course on instagram, I get this DM. Can't roll my eyes hard enough. I trust I don't have to explain why this is deluded, arrogant and rude.

Me to dissers of the Twelfth Doctor.

Follow-up… I was about to get rid of these but I guess that’s not happening.

I was never going to watch the films but now I am even more never going to watch the films.

Thread of the day

She settled in last week and hasn’t moved since.

Va te faire f**tre

Irredeemable bastards.

If you’re quick you can even get your astrolabe customised for your preferred location. One participant has requested Aarhus in Denmark rather than the Oxford default - which makes quite a difference to the layout. And there are still some tickets available at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ingenuity-...

A few of the birds in my garden (that I happened to have drawn earlier). Also (so far): dunnock, nuthatch, wood pigeon!

I found myself stuck in central London yesterday. The level of emboldened hatred surrounding me was repellent and deeply upsetting. On the tube people got off at King’s Cross, presumably for trains home. And I realised there’s only one type of person I wanted to go back where they came from.

I am muting that POS's name and cannot understand why everybody who thinks they know better suddenly decided to make this POS famous by talking incessantly about him.

We were raving about it yesterday, epic weekend!

This is quite a wonderful photo!

i cannot comprehend what this means